Summary
Stan Rogow (November 30, 1948 – December 7, 2023) was an American music manager, writer, and producer of film and television. He received three Emmy nominations, one for 1982 NBC TV series Fame and two for Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire.
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| Born | November 30, 1948 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 2023 (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | USC Gould School of Law |
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| Years active | 1982–2023 |
| Children | Jackson |
Early life and education edit
Rogow was born on November 30, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2] According to Rogow, at the age of 5, Paramount Pictures offered him a contract because he could sing and dance, but his parents declined the offer.[2] He graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts and from the Boston University School of Law with a Juris Doctor. He also studied at the USC Gould School of Law.[3]
Career edit
Rogow worked as a lawyer in Roxbury, Boston. He worked as executive-in-charge of CBS television film Playing for Time.[2] He then moved to Los Angeles and worked on the TV series Fame.[2][4] By 1989, he formed Rogow Productions.[1]
His television credits include Lizzie McGuire, Shannon's Deal,[4] Flight 29 Down,[5] Darcy's Wild Life,[6] State of Grace,[7] Nowhere Man, Valemont,[7], South of Sunset.[3] He created 1992 CBS series Middle Ages.[2] He produced the television films Nowhere to Hide, Murder in High Places, Help Wanted: Kids, Rock 'N Roll Mom and Hardhat and Legs.[3][8] He also produced feature films The Clan of the Cave Bear,[9] All I Want For Christmas,[7] Men of War,[7] and The Lizzie McGuire Movie.[7]
Rogow earned three Emmy nominations, one in 1982 for NBC's Fame, and two for Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire.[1] He was an executive producer of Corbin Bleu's debut album Another Side.[10]
In 2007, he started the production company Electric Farm Entertainment. With Electric Farm, he produced internet series Gemini Division, Woke Up Dead and Afterworld.[7][11][12][13][3] He was known as the "king of tweens" due to his notable career in producing television programming for teenagers.[3] He was guest lecturer at the American Film Institute, USC Film School and UCLA Film School.[3]
Personal life and death edit
He was the father of actor Jackson Rogow.[14]
He died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on December 7, 2023, at age 75.[1]
Awards and nominations edit
As executive producer edit
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result | |
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| 1982 | Fame | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | [15] |
| 2003 | Lizzie McGuire | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program | Nominated | [15] |
| 2004 | Lizzie McGuire | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program | Nominated | [15] |
References edit
- ^ a b c d Littleton, Cynthia (December 9, 2023). "'Lizzie McGuire' Producer Stan Rogow Dies at 75". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Stan Rogow, Emmy-Nominated 'Lizzie McGuire' Producer, Dies at 75". The Hollywood Reporter. December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Stan Rogow". USC School of Cinematic Arts. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010.
- ^ a b Freedman, Samuel G. (April 15, 1990). "TELEVISION; How John Sayles Shuffled 'Shannon's Deal'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "TWEEN TRACK". Sun Sentinel. August 30, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Shattuck, Kathryn (January 2, 2005). "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; How Ya Gonna Keep Her Down On the Farm After She's Seen L.A?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Stan Rogow". Variety. December 17, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. (October 3, 1994). "Nowhere to Hide". Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "MOVIE REVIEW : 'CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR' LACKS THE FIRE OF 'QUEST'". Los Angeles Times. January 24, 1986. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Corbin Bleu's Another Side credits at Allmusic.com
- ^ "Experimenting with hybrid entertainment in 'Afterworld'". Los Angeles Times. August 23, 2007. p. C6. Retrieved December 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TV takes step into 'Afterworld'". Los Angeles Times. August 23, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Moses, Asher (August 7, 2007). "New life for Afterworld". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacques (August 23, 2005). "The Force Behind Those Fresh Faces". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Stan Rogow". Television Academy. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
